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Sign the Petition to Save Peter Mac Hospital Beds

Friday, April 17, 2015

Daniel Andrews
plan to scrap 42 hospital beds from the new Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is putting
his own political ideology ahead of better health outcomes for Victorian cancer
patients.

The
agreement that Daniel Andrews plans to tear up would deliver world class cancer
care services to more Victorians.

The row has
led to the sudden resignation of the Chair of the Peter Mac board, Wendy Harris
QC.

Ms Harris
has stated that Daniel Andrews’ actions would result in the loss of $20 million
in philanthropic donations from the public for the cancer centre.

Before the
election, Daniel Andrews stated that “health will be my number one priority”,
yet his actions to cut 42 beds and abandoned $20 million to support this world
class facility tell a completely different story.

Victorians have the
opportunity to tell Mr Andrews that it’s just not good enough – he needs to
reverse this cut and restore the 42 beds.